Not mentioned is the stream of power failures in the years 2007 to 2009 that necessitated a hurried increase in capacity after a long period of reliable supply and steady prices.

The most likely main explanation for these events lies in the policy of forcing higher population densities into existing communities.

We were told this would save on infrastructure costs. However, the infrastructure must have been designed for the original population density. Add more people and it becomes overloaded.

To cater for an increasing population, upgrading infrastructure by digging up roads crisscrossed with undocumented pipes and cables and interfacing with outdated technology must be more expensive than laying out new infrastructure in new areas using mass production techniques.

We are now all paying the price for policies driven more by ideology than rationality.